FNUS71 KAKQ 210924 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR LATERAL WEST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 524 AM EDT WED SEP 21 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHWARD ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY BEFORE A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT TRUDGES FROM THE OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT TO THE APPALACHIANS FRIDAY. THE COLD FRONT SLOWLY CROSSES THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (900-38700 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............95 95 95 95 96 96 97 97 98 99 98 98 97 WEATHER COV.........SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO TEMP................67 67 67 67 69 71 74 76 77 78 78 78 77 RH..................100 100 100 100 97 90 82 79 76 74 74 74 76 20 FT WIND DIR......S S SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NE NE E E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....3 5 5 6 6 5 6 8 13 16 18 18 18 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (900-24700 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............97 96 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 88 86 84 WEATHER COV.........SCT SCT SCT SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ISO ISO ISO TEMP................76 73 71 70 70 69 69 69 69 68 68 68 RH..................79 87 97 97 97 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 7 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....17 14 12 12 12 10 8 7 5 5 3 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1200-12700 FT-MPH). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............82 80 78 78 79 79 80 81 81 84 86 88 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC TEMP................68 68 69 71 74 76 78 79 79 79 80 79 RH..................100 100 100 93 87 82 76 74 77 77 74 77 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......2 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S SW SW SW S SE E SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....6 7 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 FORECASTER...ZIMMERMAN REQUESTED BY...TOM CREWS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110921.LATER.01/AKQ